Networx: Indoor plants bring summer to your office

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So what do you do when you’re craving a touch of green to lighten up the greige of your workspace? Add a few indoor plants to your environment, of course.

Indoor plants will not only bring a summery look to your place of business, but they offer a host of additional benefits as well. Discover the ins and outs of indoor plants.

Advantages of indoor plants at the office

Personality. Adding a plant is one of the simplest yet most effective ways to personalize your work space, whether it be a corner office or a humble cube. Which is your houseplant personality: Spiky Cactus or feathery-fronded Spider Plant?

Stress reducer. Surprise, surprise. Science has now shown that caring for indoor plants at the office tends to lower levels of psychological and physiological stress among workers.

Performance booster. Having houseplants at work also increases employee productivity by 12 percent and reduces absenteeism by a whopping 14 percent (but don’t break the news to your boss).

Noise blocker. When you work in an open-plan office, the noise of your coworkers chatting about vacation plans being loudly productive may get in the way of your concentration. Indoor plants to the rescue. Well-placed houseplants reduce the ambient noise level by several decibels.

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